I. adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a downward/downhill slope
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She strode down the long downhill slope which led towards her home.
cross-country/downhill skiing
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
go
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After that, things started to go downhill .
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You feel the situation is going downhill .
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We round a corner and the way goes downhill steeply into the valley.
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The whole thing is going downhill .
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Cruel observers may remark that he's been going downhill ever since.
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The Law of Unintended Consequences comes into play and soon everything is going downhill , performance, quality, and productivity included.
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The evening had gone downhill since she asked about the coat.
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Monta o accuses the city of deliberately forcing the neighborhood to go downhill , the better to justify a future land grab.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After we get to the top it'll be downhill all the way to Kendal.
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The truck rolled downhill into a parked car.
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We set off downhill towards the lake.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I awoke in pain, still hung over from the Nembles, and from there I proceeded to stumble downhill .
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It was downhill in top gear now.
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Nora guessed that if there was a fox in there and if it broke, it would seek first to go downhill .
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The men had been in unknown country, chasing the boar uphill, when the rule is to chase downhill only.
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The wind was strong from them to me so eventually they would scent me when they'd passed downhill .
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They have different styles: Warren runs downhill , looking to make cuts, while Broussard is more explosive.
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You feel the situation is going downhill .
II. adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a downhill slide
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But somewhere along the line, downhill skiing was too much of a chore and an expense.
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He grabbed one out of my hand and lined up a tough 10-foot downhill putt.
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I faced an uphill challenge with a downhill set of assets.
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Since the Second World War it has all been downhill .
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The third was a downhill par-four of 286 yards on which par was an exceptionally pleasing score.
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When she arrived at the edge of the covert, she made her way cautiously along its downhill fringes.